Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Serial romance has become a new norm in
indie publishing, at least if we’re talking about erotic romance or erotica in
general. A more popular author doing this right now is Delilah Fawkes, author
of The Billionaire’s Beck and Call
series. Donovan and I have each decided to write at least one serial for our
Seductive Dreams imprint. Donovan is writing a serial called A Game of Inches, a gay football
romance. I’ve chosen to write my own take on the very popular billionaire
domination story.

Writing a novel requires a different
approach than the short story format. Serial writing requires yet another
unique approach. I’m writing The Billionaire’s
Bedmate like this: I have three major scenes per instalment, all of which
raise important questions, and have a cliff-hanger at the end so the reader
will be excited about the next instalment. The cliff-hanger has always been in
the nature of serials, and I try to add more by keeping the reader curious at
all times. It occurred to me that if all novels in general were written like
serials then whole novels would pack way more of a punch.

My instalments are longer than many you
will find of the billionaire domination variety. Please don’t take that as a
knock against other authors who are currently writing these serials, as it isn’t
intended to be. But I find that the biggest customer complaint about these
serials is their length. So, I make mine longer so the readers are more
comfortable with the price paid per instalment.

So far, I’m really enjoying the process.
It’s nice to write this just a little at a time rather than have to push myself
to write it all at once. That allows me to work on other things that I want to,
but I can also return to some very enjoyable characters regularly.

If you’re considering writing a serial, my
advice is to make your instalments a bit weightier. That way your readers will
be happier. Make your characters ask tons of questions, particularly as the
motivations of other characters are concerned. That will keep readers curious.
And, most of all, give your readers one doozy of a cliff-hanger so they’ll be
good and excited about the next instalment.

I invite you to have a look at instalment
#1 of The Billionaire’s Bedmate – “His
Commanding Touch”, which is available at Amazon, Kobo and Smashwords.

Saturday, 6 October 2012

Plus
Size erotica is in! Yep, along with other sub-genres of erotica, stories that
feature Big Beautiful Women (BBW) really are a current trend. Naturally I had
to make sure I satisfied that demographic of my readership, so I’ll get to that
in a second.

Big Beautiful Woman stories are, well, for
big beautiful women. It flies in the face of the modern societal judgement of
beauty and gives credence to women who have beautiful bodies that don’t fit the
norm. I’m a big believer in the beauty is
in the eye of the beholder motto. I really am. So, I doubt it takes much
imagination to create a story in which a gorgeous and powerful man finds beauty
and satisfaction in a curvy woman.

Plus there just aren’t enough stories out
there on this theme. I once attended a writer’s conference panel on gay themed
fiction and an author of gay mysteries said he wrote gay mysteries because
there weren’t any. He wanted to see them. I’m sure many BBW out there would
love to be represented in some hot, sexy stories, so I and other erotic authors
are doing just that.

So far, I have just one BBW title out – Give Yourself to Me: A Billionaire Seduction
– but count on more likeminded material from me. After all, Big Beautiful Women
everywhere deserve it.

Jenny, a curvy, big beautiful woman, is breath-taken when she catches a glimpse
of Stephen Graham, the gorgeous billionaire, when he gives a talk at the library
where she works about his keys to success. She becomes even more breath-taken
when he surprises her after work by sweeping her off her feet and whisking her
away to a luxury hotel. He says he has one secret to success that he didn’t
share with the audience that he’s willing to share with her . . . depending on
whether or not she can pass his gauntlet of passion.

This smokin’ hot
story depicts graphic sexual content including spanking, bondage, fingering and
rough sex that is not meant for readers under 18.

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

What is it about billionaires that get us
so hot? I prefer to think that it’s numerous things. For one thing, they can
not only sweep us off our feet but they have the means and resources to sweep
us out of our financial lives for a permanent fix.

Billionaires also have a strong sense of
maturity about them. Let’s face it: we’re not dealing with little boys here.
We’re dealing with men. They’re men who own blocks, not ones who play with
them. They might be busy men with a little time for a relationship, but at
least you don’t have to wait for them to get their act in gear.

From there, you can use your imagination.
Are they gorgeous? Well, they can be if you want them to be. Are they
incredible in bed? Again, your imagination needn’t be limited. To that end, it
makes a lot of sense why Fifty Shades of
Grey took off. Romance is, at time, unbelievable but the heroine’s love
interest isn’t that unbelievable. In
a way, he’s as solid as they come. What woman wouldn’t love to have such a
solid guy?

I
had a writing teacher who taught me this formula: the truth + a little
imagination = credible fiction. With that formula, I wrote the story “Give
Yourself to Me: A Billionaire Domination”. I figured I could write about a
solid billionaire stud that is not just solid and decent, but gorgeous and
amazing between the sheets. Look for more billionaire fiction to come from me
soon.